ChainCatcher message, according to the popularity index ranking data from the Web3 asset data platform RootData, as of September 20 at 9 AM, the top five projects in the Web3 popular projects Top 100 are: Hemi Network, Aleo, vana, Sonic (FTM), Deagent AI.In addition, Atlas has seen the largest ranking increase, rising a total of 711 positions.

ChainCatcher message, according to the popularity index ranking data from the Web3 asset data platform RootData, as of September 19 at 9 AM, the top five projects in the Web3 popular projects Top 100 are: Hemi Network, vana, Aleo, UXLINK, Gradient Network.In addition, Kadena has seen the largest ranking increase, rising 450 places overall.

ChainCatcher news, modular blockchain developer Hemi Labs has completed a $15 million financing round, led by Binance Labs, Breyer Capital, and Big Brain Holdings, with participation from Crypto.com, HyperChain Capital, Alchemy, SALT Fund, Kelly Capital, Sunflower Capital, DNA Fund, Web3 Ventures, Quantstamp, TRGC, UTXO, Artichoke Capital, SNZ Holding, Capital6, IBG Capital, Protein Capital, MON Ventures, SV5, Impossible Finance, Wu Jihan (Bitdeer), and George Burke (Portal).Hemi Labs will use the funds to develop and launch the Hemi Network, with the Hemi Network incentive testnet now live, and the company plans to launch the mainnet in the fourth quarter.According to RootData, Hemi Network is a modular Layer 2 network that facilitates Ethereum smart contract functionality secured by the Bitcoin network. The chain introduces the Hemi Virtual Machine (hVM). HVM allows developers to create smart contracts that interact with the Bitcoin state, unlocking Bitcoin-based DeFi applications, including staking, lending markets, and democratized MEV markets.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Hemi Labs announced the launch of Hemi Network. Hemi Network is a modular Layer2 blockchain network focused on achieving scalability, security, and interoperability between Bitcoin and Ethereum.According to the team, Hemi Labs was co-founded by early Bitcoin core developer Jeff Garzik and blockchain security expert Max Sanchez, the latter being the main developer of Hemi's unique security feature inherited from Bitcoin, the Proof-of-Proof consensus protocol.

ChainCatcher news, a Forbes report highlights that Argentinians are increasingly turning to cryptocurrency to hedge against the inflation of the local currency. The country's cryptocurrency adoption rate exceeds that of any country in the Western Hemisphere.Analysis from SimilarWeb shows that out of 130 million users across the top 55 cryptocurrency exchanges, 2.5 million are from Argentina. Popular exchanges in the country include Binance, eToro, BingX, HTX, and Bitget.

According to ChainCatcher news, based on the latest proposal voting results, Alchemix DAO will donate 15 ETH to the legal defense fund for Roman Storm and Alexey Pertsev (Free Alexey & Roman).It is reported that the two developers, Alexey Pertsev and Roman Storm, who contributed to Tornado Cash, were arrested in different jurisdictions after the OFAC sanctions were implemented in 2022. Their trial in 2024 sets an important precedent for developers, privacy protocols, and the broader crypto industry. Alexey's first trial was held on March 26 of this year (with a verdict and further potential legal actions scheduled for mid-May), while Roman's trial is set for late September.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, as part of a multi-chain strategy, the DeFi lending protocol Alchemix has officially launched on the Arbitrum network. It is reported that Alchemix has currently set deposit limits for Arbitrum's launch: USDC at $100,000 and stETH at 200 ETH. In addition, Alchemix plans to add jUSDC shortly after the launch and is currently waiting for the implementation of the jUSDC contract upgrade being conducted by JonesDAO.

ChainCatcher News, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the unsealing of eight indictments, accusing Chinese chemical manufacturing companies and employees of trafficking fentanyl precursor chemicals to the United States, stating that these Chinese chemical companies tend to use cryptocurrency transactions to conceal their identities as well as the location and movement of funds. In addition to the criminal charges, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has added 19 related cryptocurrency wallet addresses to its drug-related sanctions list.Previously, according to a research report titled "Cryptocurrency and Global Fentanyl Trafficking" published by Elliptic, there are 100 Chinese suppliers accepting cryptocurrency payments to sell fentanyl precursor chemicals, pill presses, and molds.

ChainCatcher message, Alchemix tweeted that the AIP 96 proposal has been executed for the affected alETH Bridger in the Curve pool attack incident, and all parties have been compensated.In addition, the AIP 95a proposal regarding "restoring support for alUSD on Optimism/Arbitrum chains" has been fully executed except for the final step, which includes depositing POL into RAMSES. alUSD is now fully supported on L2.

ChainCatcher news, the DeFi lending protocol Alchemix tweeted that, given the hacker has returned all the stolen alETH / ETH, we will no longer take further action against them. We are currently conducting a comprehensive post-mortem analysis and recovery plan, and will announce it at the appropriate time.

ChainCatcher news, Alchemix announced that the funds stolen by hackers from the Alchemix Curve pool have now been fully returned.

ChainCatcher message, the hacker marked as "Alchemix/CurveFinance Exploiter" has returned 1000 alETH to Alchemix Finance: Dev.

ChainCatcher message, the alETH attacker left a message to the Curve deployment address via an on-chain transfer: "Please confirm that the address 0xbabe... is the only address for Curve, to ensure we don't get it wrong." Curve replied: "Please return the funds to the Alchemix multi-signature address."

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinTelegraph, three decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms including Curve, Metronome, and Alchemix have announced a joint initiative to recover funds that were recently exploited and stolen from Curve's liquidity pool. These protocols are offering a 10% bounty on the stolen funds and guarantee that there will be no further legal action or involvement from law enforcement. The three parties have provided a direct communication channel via email and urged the responsible parties to respond immediately.It is reported that the attack on Curve was caused by a critical vulnerability in a version of the Vyper programming language, raising concerns about a potential domino effect on the DeFi ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, DeFi lending protocol Alchemix tweeted that Curve Finance notified Alchemix that their alETH/ETH pool could be attacked due to a vulnerability in Vyper. Alchemix quickly removed the AMO-controlled liquidity from the Curve pool through the AMO contract. The vulnerability was executed on the Curve pool contract. Alchemix's smart contracts were not attacked, and the funds are safe.The process requires three transactions: withdrawing LP tokens from Convex, extracting alETH from the Curve pool, and withdrawing ETH from the Curve pool. The first transaction to unstake LP tokens from Convex has been executed, and after the second transaction, 8000 ETH was removed from the Curve pool. There is still about 5000 ETH of liquidity controlled by AMO in the Curve pool. During the process of removing the remaining liquidity, the alETH/ETH Curve pool was attacked by an attacker. Currently, the alETH reserves have lost approximately 5000 ETH.For users, the funds in the Alchemix treasury are safe, and all Alchemix contracts are unaffected. Providing liquidity in the alETH/ETH Curve pool is unsafe. Providing liquidity for alETH elsewhere is technically safe, but attackers may exploit this liquidity to sell alETH for ETH. The fair price of alETH is currently unknown, and any users holding alETH or LP alETH face this uncertainty. Alchemix advises any LPs providing liquidity in the alETH pool on the decentralized exchange Saddle Finance and the frxETH pool on Curve to withdraw their liquidity as soon as possible.

ChainCatcher message, the Metahub Protocol builds NFT Accounts to store and transmit messages using NFTs, engineering technologies such as contract nesting and contract rendering through OR Native techniques. It integrates programmable identities and programmable assets through the VAMM mechanism, achieving the VSNFT incentive mechanism.In the cryptocurrency field, the Metahub Protocol constructs a native crypto economy that combines business, settlement payments, and incentives through programmable NFTs in an OR Native (OnchainReality, abbreviated as OR) manner. Through a modular design, it allows users to autonomously publish Dapps without permission or code operations.It is reported that dynamicLP is an independent client based on the Metahub Protocol. KOLs can easily create dynamicLP communities through the dynamicLP client, invite users to join the community, and mint LPs. The principal used for minting LPs is allocated for community liquidity, and users earn Staking rewards. LPs can be freely traded.LP operates in a non-custodial manner, featuring mechanisms for value appreciation, external positive returns, and perpetual cash flow, representing an innovative paradigm for value capture in decentralized collaboration. LP has programmable asset functions such as withdrawal, staking, and lending, as well as programmable account functions like accessing Dapps, binding wallets, binding emails, and identity verification.

ChainCatcher news, trademark attorney Mike Kondoudis stated on Twitter that global chemical giant BASF has submitted an NFT trademark application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The information shows that the application was submitted on April 13 and involves "downloadable digital files authorized by NFTs." (source link)

ChainCatcher news, recently, Themis Pro (0x,f4) deployed on FVM has launched IDO fundraising, raising over 1 million USD in 5 days. It is reported that Themis Pro is a decentralized spot and derivatives trading aggregation platform, featuring zero slippage trading mechanism, strong platform revenue feedback capability, and high capital utilization. Its leading treasury pool model is a new type of DeFi liquidity solution. Recently, the project has fully invested in the FileCoin ecological construction, having built the first the graph node for FVM, and will also open FVM LSD business.